Would this be the best option to supplement my "grocery store" diet of fresh collard green, mustard green, dandelion leafs, kale, endive green variety?
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I just got my first hermanns tortoise. She is 1.5 inches and weights 14 grams. I have only had her for 5 days. I offer an appropriate mixed greens diet. The quality is about twice the size of my tort and offered everyday. She has been eating about 50-75% of the pile through the day. I am...
I received my first tortoise today. I have a pellet diet as back up/ occasional feeds. After shopping at my local market I found a decent amount of suggested greens. I spent $7 and have a mountain of food for my 1.5 inch hermanns. Will these greens freeze and thaw well enough to supply a great...
Here is the set up that is passing it's "dry run". Considering I plan to only keep this for a year or so, the $120 was well spent. Almost half of that was the MVB bulb and $25 for a thermostat from ebay was also a good find. I found the two light fixtures from Tractor Supply company. They can...
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I will have my first tortoise here soon. He is a 2 month old hermanns tort. I plan on feeding a good variety of foods. I live in Michigan and winter weeds are hard to come by. I have a good pellet food and I've already been eyeing my local grocery store for acceptable greens. I am...
I installed the 100w Mega Ray MVB bulb that will be on a timer 12-14 hours per day. It does a good job of giving a solid gradient of light intensity from left to right. I will mount this on the right side.
The cool side is around 68 while this MVB is on with a basking temp of about 95. Should I...
I used two bolts on each side. They are black and hard to see from the front. I simply drilled through the tub and used brackets on the inside. Rubber spacers were used on the inside to hold the glass in place. While this is not air or water tight, I ran a bead of silicone along the bottom and...
Here my updated pictures. There is a 100 ceramic heat bulb that will be connected to a thermostat that I am waiting to come from eBay. I picked a MegaRay 100 MVB for the right side. Multiple hides and moss in the right side. Humidity test runs will start when I get the thermostat and MVB bulb.
I would be more concerned with scratches during cleaning. If you buy a proper track then the doors should never touch while opening, less it is really thin plexiglass that bends too much.
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During my research I have found many people having issues with Mega Ray bulbs in the past. Since shutting down in 2011 (best I could tell) has the product improved?
I am on the hunt for the best MVB bulb. This is for a single 1.5 inch Hermanns. I have a 40x22 enclosure, with a 8" dome...
Are you still doing a smaller 50g tank or rubbermaid? Following the heating/lighting choices for that (as well as the bigger set-up for future reference) because that's what I'm setting up now. Good luck!
I have read at least a dozen care sheets. I am really just trying to get opinions on wattage. I am now thinking a MVB spotlight on a timer towards the right side of the enclosure. Height from substrate will be about 12-14" using a 8 inch "clip on light" that will be very secure while cutting a...
Hello, this will be my first tortoise enclosure. My first tortoise will be a six week old "Dalmation" hermanns tortoise that is approximately 1.5 inches big. He/she will be arriving in a week or so and I'd like to get this set-up running for several days before arrival. I have been doing some...
Again thank you for all the great info. With my research I have confusion related to the redfoot or cherryhead. I have seen cherry foot, redfoot, cherryhead redfoot and mostly likely other names as well.
I think I understand that cherryhead (without redwood in the name) is possibly the...